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Systemic inflammation as a biomarker of seizure propensity and a target for treatment to reduce seizure propensity

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, 2023
People with diabetes can wear a device that measures blood glucose and delivers just the amount of insulin needed to return the glucose level to within bounds.
Coral Stredny   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real-World Experience Treating Pediatric Epilepsy Patients With Cenobamate

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
IntroductionIn one third of all patients with epilepsy, seizure freedom is not achieved through anti-seizure medication (ASM). These patients have an increased risk of earlier death, poorer cognitive development, and reduced quality of life.
Konstantin L. Makridis   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epilepsy Due to Solitary Calcified Cysticercus Granuloma

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
The calcified stage of the neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the common cause of acquired epilepsy in low and middle income countries in people aged > 20 years. Approximately 30% of adult onset seizures and epilepsy are attributable to NCC.
Jagarlapudi M. K. Murthy
doaj   +1 more source

Epilepsy treatment gap, associated risk factors and intervention strategies in Kilifi, Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Globally it affects over 69 million people of whom 90% live in Resource Poor Countries (RPCs).
Kathomi Mbuba, Caroline
core   +1 more source

Financial incentives to improve adherence to anti-psychotic maintenance medication in non-adherent patients - a cluster randomised controlled trial (FIAT) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background Various interventions have been tested to achieve adherence to anti-psychotic maintenance medication in non-adherent patients with psychotic disorders, and there is no consistent evidence for the effectiveness of any established ...
Firn, M   +40 more
core   +1 more source

All’s well that ends well? Long-term course of a patient with anti-amphiphysin associated limbic encephalitis

open access: yesEpilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2022
Anti-amphiphysin associated limbic encephalitis (LE) is a paraneoplastic autoimmune disorder. The initial clinical presentation features seizures, cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Julia Taube   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The therapeutic relationship and adherence to antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown that a better therapeutic relationship (TR) predicts more positive attitudes towards antipsychotic medication, but did not address whether it is also linked with actual adherence.
McCabe, R   +68 more
core   +1 more source

Medication Management of Adult Patients Admitted to Hospital with Epilepsy, Seizure or Convulsion

open access: yes, 2012
Background: An inpatient medication chart review at the Gold Coast Hospital identified shortcomings with the prescribing and monitoring of antiepileptic medications. Aim: To evaluate medication management of patients with epilepsy, seizure or convulsion;
Tony D Hall   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Intravenous push administration of anti-seizure medications

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
Intravenous push (IVP) administration of anti-seizure medications is becoming increasingly popular among emergency departments. IVP administration eliminates the need for compounding and preparation by the pharmacy department, as well as the need to gather infusion materials or set up a patient’s tubing and pump, all of which translate to faster drug ...
Raniah Aljadeed   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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